http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/rss.php Getahn Ward Getahn Ward This week, a handful of downtown Nashville property owners can expect to start receiving written purchase offers on land for the proposed Music City Center convention hall now that a city agency has... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=116 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:49:00 EDT Angela Patterson, The Tennessean Angela Patterson, The Tennessean District 32 Metro Councilman Sam Coleman will host the following town hall meetings in August: Tusculum community, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 13, Antioch United Methodist Church, 41 Tusculum Road. Topics:... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=115 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:38:00 EDT Kyle Swenson Kyle Swenson Moving another step forward in the Music City Center process, the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency board on Tuesday voted unanimously to enter into a $64 million loan agreement to secure... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=114 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:21:00 EDT Atlanta, GA--June 24, 2009--John Portman & Associates, Inc. (Portman) unveiled preliminary design for a new 40-story hotel in Nashville at a press conference held by the Metropolitan Development and... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=113 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:58:00 EDT Kyle Swenson Kyle Swenson As part of the dream team MDHA unveiled recently to fund and build the Music City Center headquarters hotel, the team at New York-based UrbanAmerica has a tricky task ahead of them. Founded in 1998... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=112 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:28:00 EDT Nate Rau Nate Rau The state Department of Finance and Administration is in the process of reviewing Metro's Tourism Development Zone application, which was submitted May 20 in hopes of creating a critical funding tool... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=111 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:16:00 EDT WKRN-TV WKRN-TV The city is moving forward with plans to build a $300 million hotel to serve guests of the new convention center proposed for downtown Nashville. The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency on... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=110 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:52:00 EDT News Channel 5 News Channel 5 A team of developers has been picked to build a 1,000 room hotel to serve Nashville's proposed downtown Convention Center. Metro's Development and Housing Agency picked the companies Tuesday to... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=109 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:47:00 EDT Michael Cass Michael Cass Construction of a downtown convention center hotel should be able to start in a year or so, an official with the proposed hotel's new development team said Wednesday. Eric Wilson, president of... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=108 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:40:00 EDT Nashville Business Journal Nashville Business Journal Two large associations representing 40,300 booked room nights in all have signed on to hold their conventions at the yet unbuilt Music City Center. The American Trucking Association will convene... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=107 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:39:00 EDT Jenny Burns Jenny Burns The chosen developers for the 1,000-room hotel adjacent to the Music City Center unveiled their 40-story curved design for what will become the largest hotel downtown. The development team,... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=106 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:38:00 EDT Michael Cass Michael Cass Construction of a downtown convention center hotel should be able to start in a year or so, an official with the hotel's new development team said today. Eric Wilson, president of... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=105 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:35:00 EDT Nashville Business Journal Nashville Business Journal The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency named the developer today of a 1,000-room hotel planned for construction adjacent to the new Music City Center. MDHA chose the proposal of... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=104 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:49:00 EDT Michael Cass Michael Cass A team of developers known for erecting hotels around the country was picked Tuesday to build a 1,000-room hotel to serve Nashville's proposed downtown convention center, though it remains unclear... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=103 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:00:00 EDT Kyle Swenson Kyle Swenson The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency has chosen a heavy-hitter development team to build the headquarters hotel for the planned Music City Center. The chosen group, Phelps Portman LLC,... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=102 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:02:00 EDT Michael Cass Michael Cass A team of developers was selected today to build the 1,000-room hotel that would serve Nashville's proposed downtown convention center. The Metro Development and Housing Agency voted unanimously... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=101 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:00:00 EDT WKRN-TV WKRN-TV NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Metro Council overwhelmingly passed a bill that authorizes the purchase of a portion of land south of Broadway needed for the new downtown convention center. Council... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=100 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 9:59:00 EDT Sky Arnold - WZTV Sky Arnold - WZTV A plan to build a billion dollar convention center and hotel takes a big step forward. On Tuesday night, the Metro Council approved the plan to begin buying property for the project. Under the... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=99 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 9:56:00 EDT Nicole Young Nicole Young A new convention center in downtown Nashville is one step closer to reality. The Metro Council voted 29-6 Tuesday on the third and final vote to borrow $75 million to buy 15.87 acres south of... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=98 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 9:50:00 EDT Nate Rau Nate Rau Without any debate, Metro Council passed at its Tuesday meeting two pieces of legislation allocating $75 million to the Metro Development and Housing agency to begin purchasing properties in SoBro... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=97 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 9:47:00 EDT WTVF WTVF NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Metro council members will take the third and final vote Tuesday on acquiring the land to build the new downtown convention center. The $635 million project will force several... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=96 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:39:00 EDT Nate Rau Nate Rau A community forum held Sunday to discuss the pros and cons of a new downtown convention center likely won't have much affect on a Metro Council vote on Tuesday to allocate $75 million to start the... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=95 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:34:00 EDT Michael Cass Michael Cass The chief cheerleader for Nashville's proposed convention center and a longtime critic of cities' convention space expansions will debate each other Sunday afternoon. Butch Spyridon, president of... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=94 Fri, 29 May 2009 10:20:00 EDT A public forum about the need for a new downtown convention center in Nashville will be held on Sunday, May 31, at 2 p.m. at the Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall at the Blair School of Music at... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=93 Thu, 28 May 2009 16:40:00 EDT Megan Barry Megan Barry With a final Metro Council vote on land acquisition for a new downtown convention center coming up next week, there's quite a bit of momentum right now behind the project, and among its supporters... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=92 Thu, 28 May 2009 10:11:00 EDT Bo Roberts Bo Roberts Thousands of 15-, 16- and 17-year-old athletic girls in Middle Tennessee will be devoting countless hours to sharpening their basketball skills over the next few years. Out of the millions of... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=91 Sun, 24 May 2009 10:30:00 EDT Michael Cass Michael Cass Mayor Karl Dean's convention center plan took another important step Tuesday as the Metro Council showed strong interest in buying land for the project before knowing how it would pay for... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=90 Wed, 20 May 2009 9:59:00 EDT Nate Rau Nate Rau Nashville took a critical $75 million step toward a new convention center on Tuesday when Metro Council passed a bill on second reading that will clear the way for land acquisition in the area south... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=89 Wed, 20 May 2009 9:57:00 EDT Nate Rau Nate Rau Beginning with the imminent land acquisition phase, the proposed $635 million Music City Center project could soon have a transparency Web site so those interested can track revenues as they come in,... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=88 Tue, 19 May 2009 10:31:00 EDT Nate Rau Nate Rau The debate on a proposed new $635 million convention center for SoBro resumes Monday afternoon when the Metro Council budget and finance committee considers a critical land acquisition bill on second... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=87 Tue, 19 May 2009 10:21:00 EDT Michael Cass Michael Cass A Metro Council committee approved Mayor Karl Dean's convention center land acquisition plan today and agreed to set up a web site showing how the city spends tax and fee revenues on each... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=86 Tue, 19 May 2009 9:59:00 EDT City Paper City Paper The Metro Development and Housing Agency has established a surety support and technical assistance program to help small, women-owned and minority-owned businesses submit thorough bids for convention... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=85 Tue, 12 May 2009 10:09:00 EDT Jane Andrews Jane Andrews I have watched the debate over the proposed new convention center for downtown with great interest. I serve on the Tourism Commission Board, and see firsthand how significant the tourism industry... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=84 Mon, 11 May 2009 9:55:00 EDT The City Paper The City Paper Brian Tibbs is a partner in the Nashville office of Moody Nolan Inc., the largest African-American-owned architectural firm in the country. A native of Huntsville, Ala., he attended the New Jersey... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=83 Mon, 04 May 2009 10:24:00 EDT Ron Samuels Ron Samuels A group of Nashville leaders was in Denver last week to learn how that city has dealt with its big decisions, and one of the most impressive things we heard was how important their downtown... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=82 Mon, 04 May 2009 9:54:00 EDT Marty Dickens Marty Dickens While Music City Center is being designed to attract visitor dollars to Nashville, no proposed construction project in city history has had more input and discussion from more Nashvillians than this... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=81 Mon, 04 May 2009 9:50:00 EDT Our View Metro appears to be on precisely the right course on a new downtown convention center as the Metro Council looks at land acquisition. Given the uncertain economic times, the council... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=80 Mon, 04 May 2009 9:47:00 EDT Candice Yang Candice Yang A region lauded for its hospitality, the South has show managers flocking to experience the down-home cooking and the cultural offerings in its various cities. Anchored by major player Atlanta and... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=79 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:37:00 EDT Richard Lawson Richard Lawson Here we go again. Naysayers are selectively trotting out information to make a case that a new convention center will be a colossal blunder that costs taxpayers money. All their carping suggests... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=78 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 9:59:00 EDT WSMV.com WSMV.com NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Nashville Mayor Karl Dean delivered the city's 46th annual state of Metro address on Thursday morning and emphasized that the city is not immune to the national economic downturn.... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=77 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:36:00 EDT Michael Cass Michael Cass Mayor Karl Dean said Thursday he won't ask for a property tax increase this year and that Metro government will have to "manage with the resources we have." "Families' budgets are already... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=76 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:32:00 EDT Chas Sisk Chas Sisk A bill that would set up an independent authority to build and manage the proposed downtown convention center is moving through the state legislature. A subcommittee is scheduled to hold the... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=75 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:16:00 EDT Michael Cass Michael Cass A critical step in Mayor Karl Dean's downtown convention center plan cleared its first hurdle in stride Tuesday, but a debate in the Metro Council is likely next month. The council unanimously... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=74 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:12:00 EDT Nate Rau Nate Rau There are differing points of view among Metro Council members whether a vote to approve land acquisition in SoBro is a definitive vote on the proposed $635 million Convention Center. Mayor Karl... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=73 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:22:00 EDT Daniel Potter Daniel Potter Nashville Mayor Karl Dean says building a new downtown convention center would amount to a stimulus package for the city as it weathers the recession. Last night Dean said he recognizes it's hard... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=72 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:13:00 EDT Michael Cass Michael Cass Mayor Karl Dean took his pitch for a new, $595 million downtown http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=DN&Dato=20090413&Kategori=NEWS01&Lopenr=413003&Ref=PH">convention center back to... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=71 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:05:00 EDT News Channel 5 News Channel 5 The proposed Music City Center in downtown Nashville took another step forward Monday when Mayor Karl Dean gave his sales pitch to members of Metro Council. Dean tried to explain the points that... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=70 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:54:00 EDT Nate Rau Nate Rau One week after his administration promised property taxes would not be used to finance the proposed new downtown Convention Center, Mayor Karl Dean appeared at a special Council meeting Monday to... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=69 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:51:00 EDT The City Paper The City Paper Mayor Karl Dean on Monday will address a special joint meeting of the Metro Council's Budget & Finance and Convention & Tourism committees to update them on the status of Music City... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=68 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:01:00 EDT Michael Cass Michael Cass Mayor Karl Dean will ask the Metro Council this month to let the city borrow up to $75 million to buy land for a proposed downtown convention center. Dean's administration also has settled on a... http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/news.php?article_id=66 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:52:00 EDT